The Motion Picture Association of America took exception yesterday to what it called "erroneous published reports" that the Production Code Review Board here had reversed the decision of its Production Code Administration in Hollywood in the case of "Happy Anniversary."View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on November 7, 1959, on Page 27 of the New York edition with the headline: JOHNSTON BACKS FILM CODE GROUP; Says Review Board Did Not Reverse West Coast Unit on 'Happy Anniversary'. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe